Monthly Archives: August, 2011

Analyst Angle: Get set for stronger OS oligopoly

With the recent HP shut-down of the WebOS and Palm divisions, it's becoming increasingly clear that to succeed in the mobile device market, an...

Who will buy HP's WebOS? A look at the main contenders

Human beings love a good wager. We’ll put money on just about anything that looks like it has half a chance of pulling through....

Who will buy HP’s WebOS? A look at the main contenders

Human beings love a good wager. We’ll put money on just about anything that looks like it has half a chance of pulling through....

Let the countdown begin

NOW Lebanon | August 23, 2011 | Matt Nash Internet in Lebanon should be faster and cheaper by the end of September. Read the full article...

Exclusive: Apple suppliers building cheaper, 8GB iPhone

Reuters | August 23, 2011 | Clare Jim, Kelvin Soh Asian suppliers to Apple Inc have begun manufacturing a lower-priced version of its hot-selling iPhone...

Who will buy HP's WebOS? A look at the main contenders

Human beings love a good wager. We'll put money on just about anything that looks like it has half a chance of pulling through....

Vodafone NZ leaves Southern Cross for Pacific Fibre

iTnews | August 22, 2011 | Juha Saarinen Vodafone's New Zealand subsidiary has confirmed plans to move all international capacity to submarine cable contender Pacific...

Taiwan market: TWM to launch own-brand smartphone Fantastic T3 in September

DigiTimes | August 23, 2011 | Chloe Yu, Steve Shen Taiwan Mobile (TWM) will start marketing its third own-brand smartphone, the Fantastic T3, in the...

East Coast earthquake brings cell networks down

*Update: includes quote from CTIA*As an unusual 5.9 magnitude earthquake hit the U.S East Coast today, cell service providers grappled to deal with the...

Taiwan market: China-based Huawei Device to launch IDEOS X1 smartphone

DigiTimes | August 23, 2011 | Adam Hwang Huawei Device, a China-based vendor and subsidiary of Huawei Technologies, and Taiwan mobile telecom carrier Far EasTone...

ZTE India Establishes Global Experts Resource Hub

ZTE | August 18, 2011 | Press Release 18 August 2011, Shenzhen, China – ZTE Corporation (“ZTE”) (H share stock code: 0763.HK / A share...

Software key to reducing smartphone battery consumption

Ericsson | August 23, 2011 | Press Release With so many customer-experience benefits, it is hard to imagine that there are any downsides to smartphones....

Google puts new g.co URL shortener to work

A little while ago Google announced they had purchased the g.co domain name, and were planning to use it exclusively for linking to Google-owned sites. Their existing URL shortening service, goo.gl, was to remain for user-generated links to any URL they pleased.

Zain KSA selects Alcatel-Lucent for major IP backhaul upgrade in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Alcatel-Lucent | August 23, 2011 | Press Release Paris, August 23, 2011 - Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) today announced that Zain Saudi Arabia...

Movistar Ecuador launches HSPA+ in Quito

After investing US$ 20 million to launch HSPA+ technology and begin to offer 4G services in Guayaquil, the largest and the most populous city...

Brazilian army, Motorola Solutions to test LTE in 700 MHz

The Brazilian army and Motorola Solutions Inc. (MSI) announced that they will test LTE (Long Term Evolution) technology in Brasília, the capital of Brazil....

Contracts: Zain chooses Alcatel-Lucent; Durham University appoints Siemens; and more

Siemens Enterprise Communications, a premier provider of enterprise communications, has been appointed by Durham University as its strategic technology partner to implement a next...

United Airlines ditches paper for iPads in the cockpit

United Continental Holdings Inc. (UAL) is ditching all that paper in the cockpit and replacing flight manuals and aeronautical navigational charts with electronic versions...

Mobile game revenues finally hit their stride

Revenue from mobile games in the United States will nearly double this year to $1.53 billion, according to a new report from SNL Kagan....

PacSun integrates iPad into retail strategy

U.S. retailer Pacific Sunwear (PacSun) is deploying Global Bay Mobile Technologies’ iPad retailing solution in 300 stores nationwide, with plans to add another 100...

Is Dish Networks set for a mobile broadband play?

Dish Networks L.L.C. (DISH) appears to be the latest player looking to get in on the burgeoning mobile broadband space.According to published reports, Dish...

Motorola sells point-to-point, point-to-multipoint businesses to private equity

Motorola Solutions Inc. (MSI) is selling its point-to-point and Canopy point-to-multipoint business to private-equity firm Vector Capital for an undisclosed price. Motorola said...

China Telecom strengthens No. 3 position in market

China Telecom Corp. Ltd. (CHA), the nation's third-largest mobile operator, said it added 2.57 million new mobile customers in July, pushing its customer base...

HP to sell Pre3 smart phones for $80 in Europe

As the very last TouchPads leave the dusty shelves they’ve called home for the last month, making their way to consumers cashing in on fire-sale prices as low as $99, HP has announced it will sell its top-of-the-range Pre3 smartphone for just £49 ($80) in Europe only.

Reality Check: When time devours

Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We've gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their...
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